SORRY IS HARDEST WORD FOR BUTT

Ijaz Butt last night withdrew his match-fixing comments about the England cricket team. But crucially he failed to apologise for his claim that "the talk in bookies circles is that several England players took enormous sums of money to lose the third one dayer".

The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman can be thankful his ECB counterpart Giles Clarke allowed him to save face by not using the words "sorry" or "apologise" in his statement.

Butt had specifically been asked to apologise or face legal action, but instead a withdrawal has been accepted - even though angry England players may have expected more. His statement said: "I wish personally and on behalf of the Pakistan Cricket Board to withdraw the comments I made.

"It is regrettable that there was a misunderstanding arising from my comments. "I never intended to question the behaviour and integrity of the England players, nor the ECB, nor to suggest that any of them were involved in any corrupt practices.

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